Design Advice - Tote Bag

Tote-ally awesome!

Tote bags are super useful everyday items! With their large design area and everyday use, they are perfect for showcasing your designs to a wide audience.

Here are some top tips to get your tote bags looking awesome!

Physical Dimensions and Features

The Tote Bag has three product sizes, They are:

• 13" x 13"
• 16" x 16"
• 18" x 18"

The below shows off some of the additional features of the bag, so you can get an idea of how it looks:

Since the designs are so large, you can do a lot with it. Including all kinds of designs like illustrations, photos, logos, and more! You can turn your Tote Bag into a must-have fashion accessory!

The previews of products that you see are close-up shots, with the designs digitally rendered. This may make text and other design elements appear different compared to on screen. If you are unsure how your design will look in person, we always recommend ordering a sample.

Artwork Resolution and Template Requirements

There are some important rules to follow when designing your artwork for the Tote Bag. 

Please ensure you don't use any transparency in your design, this may cause issues in production.

The pixel size/resolution of the artwork must be 2925x5850 pixels, and under 100mb in file size. This applies to all sizes of the Tote Bag.

You can find the artwork template for the Tote Bag: Canto Template - Canva Template

Please note that when using the template, the part of the artwork which is to appear on the back side must be flipped upside-down. This is because when the design is printed onto the Tote Bag, the artwork will be folded in the middle, and stitched up along the sides. Below, you can see an example template which demonstrates this:

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Keep away from the edge.

When creating your design, keep text and other important design elements away from the edges of your design a little. However, the background of your design should extend all the way to the edges.

When we print your design, we cut into your design by a tiny amount, to make sure the background looks perfect. This is known as a "bleed". 

Keep important text and other important design elements away from the edge slightly, otherwise it may get cut off! 

Check your color profile.

When uploading your design to our system ready for print, your image will be converted to a .PNG file. This file type does not support CMYK color profiles, and so the color in your image will be converted to an RGB color profile. This will still work just fine, but If you have designed your Tote Bag using the CMYK color profile, the colors in the image might look slightly different when printed.

If you require pixel-perfect color, we recommend designing your message cards using an RGB color profile.